Rocking-boat sand toy.



A. E. DUFFIELD- ROCKING BOAT SAND TOY.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I. 1916.

1,203,508. Patented 001- 31, 1916.

Witnesses- 1%.2. Ainujjmm 3 4mm 5 Gum/111M strarns ALBERT E. DUFFIELD, OF NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

ROCKING-BOAT SAND TOY.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

i Application filed February 1, 1916. SerialNo. 75,597.

Toall whom it may ('oncewt:

'Be it known that I, ALBERT EJDUFFIELD,

a citizen of the United States, residing at The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved sand toy.

A further object of this invention is to provide a new and improved toy of this class embodying a boat which is suspended upon a bar in such a manner as to allow the same to rock when the sand from a hopper positioned directly above it is allowed to fall upon the roof-shaped portion of the boat. When the boat has been caused to rock by the operator, the sand falling first upon one side of the roof-shaped portion and then upon the other, thereby collecting sand on the platform at the base of the roof shaped portion, causes it to continue to rock as long as the sand continues to fall.

A further object of the invention is to provide a platform upon which the sand accumulates until the boat becomes overhalanced and causes that end of the boat to swing downwardly thereby causing the sand to be dumped into a tray beneath.

A further object of the invention is to provide a boat suspended by a bar passing through the boat above the center of gravity.

Further objects of the invention are in part obvious and in part will appear more in detail hereinafter.

In the drawings which represent one embodiment of the invention: Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the boat.

The toy shown in the drawings comprises a suitable base comprising a tray 1. At each side fastened at the center on the outside of the tray by nails or screws 3, are base-blocks 2. Fastened on the inside of base-blocks 2 are sockets 4. The upright frame for supporting the sand h pper 7 and bar is held in a vertical positionby passing into the sockets 4 and resting upon the upper edge of side portions of tray 1. At the upper ends of the frame bars 5 are attached support arms 6 which in turn are firmly attached to the upper edge of the funnel-shaped sand hopper 7. Underneath the funnel and between the support members 5 is a boat 9 pivotally connected by means of a bar 10 passing through holes 14: of the bars 5 and through holes 16 of the boat the openings 16 being of such a size as to fit the rod 10 closely. The outer ends of bar 10 turn loosely in holes 14 when the boat rocks. At each end of the boat is a flag 15. These flags may be removed and in their place may be fastened manikins.

The boat 9 is provided with upwardly projecting parts 11. Vithin the side walls of the boat is a roof shaped member 12, the apex of which is directly over the hole 16. The bar 10 passes through this hole which is above the center of gravity of the boat 9 and passes through the side walls of the boat 9 midway from the ends of the boat.

The toy is operated as follows: Fill the sand hopper with sand. Slip the shut-off 8 to one side. This allows the sand to flow from the hopper 7 upon the roof-shaped portion of the boat. The boat is then caused to rock by pushing either end of the boat 9 downwardly. It will readily be seen that when the boat rocks the inclined portions of the roof 12 will alternately receive the sand. The sand slides down the incline and accumulates upon the platform 13 until a sufficient weight causes the boat to tilt clownwardly allowing the sand to slide from the platform 13 and be dumped into the tray 1 beneath. It will readily be seen that as one end of the boat is tilted downwardly the sand is falling upon the other inclined plane 12 and accumulates upon its platform 13. See Fig. 2.

What I claim is 2- 1. A mechanical toy, comprising a sand hopper, a supporting frame for the hopper, a tray, a boat pivotally suspended underneath the sand hopper, inclined plates attached within the boat, the junction of the inclined plates being immediately below the outlet of the sand hopper.

2. A mechanical sand toy, comprising a tray, base-blocks, sockets fastened to baseblocks, standards held by the sockets, said standards supporting a sand hopper, a boat pivotally suspended between standards and directly underneath the sand hopper, a roofshaped portion of boat, provided at the base of each portion of roof or incline with a platform, and a shut-off at the outlet of a funnel-shaped hopper.

3. In a toy of the class described the comthe boat, and a flag or manikin positioned at 1": bination of a tray, supporting frame, funeach end of the boat. nel-shaped sand hopper, a shut-off for same, In testimony whereof I afiix my signature a boat pivotally suspended by a hprizokntal in the presence of two itnesses. 5 bar assing throng the sides 0 a oat Above the center of gravity, and supported ALBERT DUFFIELD' by uprights, a roof-shaped portion of boat, Witnesses: platforms formed at the base of-the sides of ANDREW W. KNITTEL, roof or inclines, openings through bottom of JERRY SEAMANS.

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